All in the Family 2020

Yolo and Solano County families power the engine of our local economy.

Here are their stories.

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All in the Family Moore & Moore Attorneys At Law

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Enterprise staff Netania and Raphael Moore believe that “the client is the principal and the lawyer is the agent, not the other way around.”

The attorneys of Moore & Moore, 413 F St. in Davis, understand that their job is to help clients with their needs, rather than telling them what to do.

“We are known for educating clients,” Raphael said. That hasn’t changed with the recent pandemic — the office has remained open, with staff working remotely and client meetings continuing by telephone and videoconferencing.

Even document and estate planning signings have adapted to include “driveway” signings when needed for the comfort and safety of clients.

Raphael has been in Davis since 1970, having moved his Sacramento law firm here almost 25 years ago. His wife Netania left her position as a deputy attorney general in Sacramento and joined the practice 15 years ago. The husband-and-wife team practice from their downtown Davis office in the Phoenix House, a restored 1934 building. “We resurrected the interior to period-time,” Raphael said.

At Moore & Moore, along with drafting estate plans, Netania uses her criminal-law background to handle criminal defense work. She has found representing juveniles especially rewarding, “a chance to help them before it is too late,”

Attorneys Raphael and Netania Moore provide legal work as a team at the Phoenix House at 413 F St. in Davis.

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Netania said.

The firm was the first Davis practice handling international business law. That developed into a wide array of transactional business matters for locals, ranging from representing nonprofits to handling incorporations and setting up new business ventures, to employment, negotiations, mergers and acquisitions.

As business clients needed their personal matters attended to, the

practice evolved into handling estate plans (wills and trusts), probates and trust administration, plus a full immigration practice.

Raphael is the principal who handles these legal affairs.

Having spent years litigating in federal courts, mostly with the CIA, Raphael has also devoted years volunteering as a temporary judge for Yolo Superior Court, covering traffic, small claims, landlord/tenant matters and

juvenile cases. To date he has had more than 16,000 matters calendared before him, and presided over more than 1,200 bench trials.

Raphael and Netania are joined by their law clerk of 18 years, Jamie Taylor, and their administrative assistant, Brigid Jimenez, both Woodland residents.

The Moores credit their staff with rounding out their office.

Together they provide legal work as a team — that is part of

Moore & Moore Attorneys At Law mytrustedlawyer.com (530) 758-8317 413 F Street, Davis (Phoenix House)

their philosophy. Better and more cost-effective service can be provided if everyone is involved, providing their unique skills to each project.

Besides being partners at work, the couple have two teenage daughters and live on a farm on the outskirts of town, raising alpacas and chickens.

Call Moore & Moore at 530758-8317, or stop by for a visit at 413 F St. in Davis.

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Blain White, Danny Falk, Rich Falk and Zack Falk form a family at Vander Hamm Tire Goodyear in Davis.

Vander Hamm Tire Center Enterprise staff In 1976, Chuck Vander Hamm and his wife Marilyn opened a tire and service store in the small town of Davis — Vander Hamm Tire Center, Inc. Over the years it has become a staple in the Davis community with a loyal following and, at this point, also includes a family legacy — three generations!

Their daughter and her husband, Carrie and Rich Falk managed the shop up until 2018 along with their wonderful family of employees that included their six children, who have all worked at the shop at some point over the years.

In 2018, the business was passed down to their oldest son, Danny. Danny graduated from the University of Arizona and worked

for the family business while getting his master’s degree at University of San Francisco. His wife, Vibeka, manages the bookkeeping for the business.

Vander Hamm’s employees also have been a part of the family for many years. Doug Webster has worked for the company since 1979 — 40 plus years. His sons have previously worked here, too. Blain White has been with the company since 1994 — 25-plus years.

“Our community is so important to us and we look forward to many more years of service and memories!” said Vibeka.

Vander Hamm Tire Center Goodyear is located at 2222 Fifth St. in Davis.

Call them at 530-758-8282 or visit www. vanderhammtirecenter.com.

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All in the Family Carol and Dawn Coder, Coldwell Banker

Enterprise staff The mother-and-daughter team of Carol and Dawn Coder enjoy working together in their day-today roles as Realtors at Coldwell Banker Select Real Estate.

“My 37 years of full-time real estate sales in Davis combined with Dawn’s experience, artistic skills and computer knowledge make us a good team,” Carol Coder said.

Carol Coder first came to Davis as a student in 1968 and graduated from UC Davis with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. She stayed on to raise her family here. Through raising her children and being active in their schools and sports, she came to appreciate just how much Davis has to offer. As an active “soccer mom,” Carol drove lots of carpools to sporting events and served for two years as chairwoman of the All Sports Boosters, the former name of the fundraising

The mother-anddaughter team of Carol and Dawn Coder enjoy working together.

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organization for DHS sports teams.

Carol held a number of Yolo County Association of Realtors positions including member of the board of directors, secretary/ treasurer, and a member of the regional MLS committee.

Dawn is active in many community organizations and events. As a

member of Davis OddFellows she served as co-chair for the Bingo committee for more than three years, and is currently co-chair for the Taste of Davis event. She is also part of the Davis Pride committee.

She has been active in Fit4Mom, Davis Parent Nursery School and numerous fundraising events.

To celebrate her son’s first birthday she did a neighborhood food drive for STEAC, collecting more than 450 pounds of food. Giving back to the community is important to Dawn and she wants to ensure it’s important to her son as well.

Aside from earning their real estate licenses, Carol and Dawn hold the following designations: Certified Residential Specialist, Certified Negotiations Expert and Envoy Veteran Affairs Loan Training. Carol was named Realtor of the Year in 2003 by the Yolo Association of Realtors and Mentor of the year in 2018 by the Davis office of Coldwell Banker Select Real Estate.

With the coronavirus pandemic the real estate market has changed dramatically. Real estate is always a challenging profession, but 2020 has brought extraordinary changes.

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“We utilize virtual tours, virtual staging, FaceTime buyer tours, virtual open houses and signing of documents digitally. What we are required to do seems to change every week so we attend many Zoom meetings to keep us up to date,” said Dawn. They also do listing appointments and offer presentations by Zoom.

There has been a lot that has changed, but Carol and Dawn have met the challenges and are actively listing and selling property while following the protocols to keep everyone safe.

“We are always a resource for anyone with a real estate question or in need of a referral for work to be done,” Dawn Coder said. “Call, email, or text us anytime.”

Call Carol Coder at 530-3046176; Call Dawn Coder at 530204-8545; email them at CoderTeam@cbselectre.com.

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All in the Family Stabler’s A-1 Appliance

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Enterprise staff The original Stabler’s A-1 Appliance has been in the area since 1961, when Walt and Joanne Stabler, Paul’s parents, opened the store in a warehouse on County Road 100A. The store is now at 548 Kentucky Ave., off East Street in Woodland.

Since they’ve moved to the new location, customers enjoy easy access from the I-5 freeway.

Paul and his wife, Carman — along with Paul’s brother, Tom, and his wife, Pam — have owned Stabler’s A-1 Appliance for 16 years. They also own an A-1 Appliance store in Placerville.

“Now in business for 59 years, I started helping my parents in the store when I was about 13 or 14 years old. They really got things established, and when Carman and I took over in 2005, it was pretty well-known for quality

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Stabler’s A-1 Appliance staff, from left, Jeff Owens, Michael Stabler, Casey Parker, Carman Stabler and Paul Stabler.

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appliances and service,” he said.

Stabler’s A-1 Appliance sells and services all major brands of appliances, including dishwashers, refrigerators, microwaves, ranges, freezers, washing machines and

dryers by manufacturers such as GE, Maytag, Hotpoint, Whirlpool, KitchenAid and Bosch.

Recently, they added GE Monogram to their product selection. In addition, they sell accessories such

as range hoods and wine refrigerators.

The family involvement in the business extends to Carman’s and Paul’s son, Michael, who works in the store, helping with deliveries,

installations, parts and customer service.

Casey Parker has joined the family business, working in the store, and helping with deliveries, installations, customer service and parts.

Carman’s brother, Jeff, also works at A-1 Appliance in the service department.

“It’s a real family business and we’re happy to continue to provide excellent prices and service to all of our customers,” Carman said.

The store services everything sold there, Carman noted, “and when you call, we’re there. You won’t get an answering machine.

“We really appreciate our customers. Come by and visit our furry animals!”

Stabler’s A-1 Appliance is located at 548 Kentucky Ave. in Woodland. Call 530-662-3996 or visit www.stablerappliance.com.

For 59 years Stabler’s A-1 Appliance has been meeting and beating competition and box store prices with no gimmicks or flashy ads – just solid service to all our valued customers.

We are the last local appliance store to offer GE offers reb ates personal sales, service, and delivery in Yolo County. throughout th e year.

Ask at Stable We appreciate your business. r’s A-1 Appliance to see what – Paul and Carman Stabler the most current offer is.

All in the Family SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2020 Gallery of Fireplaces Lainey’s Furniture for Living

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Greg and Debra Schulze are fired up about having worked together for 28 years. The married couple owns Gallery of Fireplaces, 385 Merchant St. in Vacaville, a one-stop shop for heater-rated fireplaces and inserts, grills, fire pits, sun shades and awnings.

Greg oversees shop operations and construction crews as well as creating design concepts for future jobs, while Debra takes care of all finance and accounting. Their son Brandon is head of operations. Greg and Brandon, when not in the field, along with the store staff, Jason and Chris, take on sales in the store. Their daughter Kelley recently joined the family business in office administration, and just added another family member to the tree.

Along with sales, Gallery of Fireplaces offers design and installation of high efficiency fireplaces, stoves and inserts. They also install fire pits, sunshades, outdoor kitchen components, mantels, gas lines, electrical, and decorative stone and tile.

“We are a full-service hearth and patio

You can find quality, brand-name furniture at an affordable price at Lainey’s Furniture For Living, owned and managed by husbandand-wife team Elaine and John Cloutier. The store — voted “Best Furniture Store” by the Vacaville Reporter for five years — is at395 E. Monte Vista Ave., Ste. A, in Vacaville.

“At Lainey’s we keep up on the latest styles and trends in furniture without sacrificing traditional styles,” Elaine Cloutier said.

The Cloutier family has made the Vacaville community their own.

“Our children attend school in the Travis Unified School District. We our a military family, so we

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The Schultze family, from left, Darrion, Kelley, Damion, Brandon, Greg and Debra Schultze. shop — from the design process to finish,” said Greg Schulze. “Let us help you transform your existing fireplace or create a beautiful new fireplace from scratch in your home or outdoor patio.

“It is the perfect spot to gather around with family and friends. After all, fire is the original social media,” Schulze said.

Call Gallery of Fireplaces at 707-4469008, or visitgalleryoffireplaces.com.

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The Cloutiers: Jacob, Cameron, Zachary, Elaine and David. Not pictured is John. understand the challenges that military families face,” Elaine said. “We treat our customers like our neighbors, because they are. We try to educate our customers on what to look for in quality furniture, so that they can make informed

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decisions when shopping.”

Even as furniture styles and products change constantly, the Lainey’s staff find it important to keep up with trends and customer favorites. Shoppers can find quality brands such as Flexsteel, Lane, Broyhill, England and Barcalounger.

“Quality combined with affordability is hard to find,” shesaid. “We search the market for the best value in products, quality, comfort and affordability — are all important. Most furniture stores have a high markup.

At Lainey’s, we keep our prices low every day.”

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All in the Family MAK + Design

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Enterprise staff For Ken Kirsch and Ellen Moriarty, owners of MAK Design + Build, 430 F St., Suite B, in Davis, managing their business is as much about fostering relationships as it is about transforming homes.

The married couple have been running their business — which focuses on residential remodeling — for the past 17 years, and are assisted by daughter Genevieve and son Silas. Genevieve works in marketing, while Silas is spending his summer before college as an painter in the field.

“Our mission at MAK is not only to build beautiful, functional spaces but also to build lasting relationships with clients and the Davis community as a whole,” Ellen explained.

Through the business’ involvement in local arts endeavors, such

MAK Design + Build owners Ellen Moriarty and Ken Kirsch have been running their business — which focuses on residential remodeling — for the past 16 years, and are assisted by daughter Genevieve and son Silas.

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as the Pence Gallery, Second Friday ArtAbout and Davis Shakespeare Festival, the hope is to “serve as a community resource,”

Ellen said. “We are eager to see these beloved organizations return to full engagement.

“Home and family have never

17 years of beautiful design and quality building.

been more important. The Moriarty Kirsch family are grateful for both, and for the opportunity to help you improve your home for

your families changing needs,” Ellen said.

A unique aspect of MAK is its design and build method behind remodeling and general contracting. The design staff stay involved in projects from the initial design stage all the way through production, ensuring that each step goes smoothly.

This dedication to every detail from start to finish is due in part to Ken and Ellen’s backgrounds in fine art and human development.

They also completed business training early on, which later proved invaluable.

Over the next five years, Ken and Ellen plan to stay involved with Davis events while continuing their task of designing and building spectacular spaces for their clientele.

Call them at 530-750-2209 or visit makdesignbuild.com.

All in the Family SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2020 SpeeDee Oil Change Midas Upper Crust Baking Co.

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Enterprise staff New customers at Speedee Oil Change Midas are often surprised to find out that the business is more than an oilchange shop. Add exhaust repairs, tune-ups, brakes, tires, alignments, fluid services and suspension work.

“We are pretty much a full-service repair shop,” Teresa Wanderstadt said.

“We try to educate our customers on the services required by the manufacturer to ensure longevity.”

Over time, the Wanderstadts have adapted to the changes in automotive technology, including an increased interval between oil changes. And because the business is in Davis, it’s keeping up with all the hybrid technology.

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Randy, Kenny and Teresa Wanderstadt treat everyone like family at SpeeDee Oil Change Midas.

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Teresa and Randy Wanderstadt have owned the business for 14 years.

Their son, Kenny, has been a lube technician for almost three years.

“Our main goal is to treat everyone like family,” Teresa said. “Fix (their) car like you’d fix your own.”

Besides supporting local sports, the Wanderstadts participate in the WorkAbility program through the Davis school district. Their

other main sponsorship is their son’s sprint car, which he races in regional speedways.

Under the current situation the business has been designated essential since the onset of the shelter-inplace order.

“Our goal is to keep you and your vehicles safe,” Teresa said.

SpeeDee Oil Change Midas is at 2000 F St. in Davis. Call them at 530-7531633.

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When Mo and Trudy Kalisky moved from New York to Davis as graduate students in 1970, there wasn’t much good bread to be found. The young couple missed the artisan bakeries from their native Big Apple.

So with inspiration from Julia Child, Mo started baking bread at home.

By the mid-1980s, it became clear to the Kaliskys that baking could be more than just a hobby. They opened Upper Crust Baking in 1986, serving restaurants and specialty groceries throughout the region, and farmers markets including the Davis Farmers Market, where they were among the first non-farm vendors.

Mo and Trudy’s son,

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Mo, Loren and Trudy Kalisky.

Lorin, grew up in Davis working at the bakery. He left home to go to university and lived in Paris for 14 years before returning to Davis in 2016 with his wife and two young daughters.

Lorin, who trained with top bakers in the U.S. and France, brought a renewed focus on French baking traditions and local sourcing of ingredients. The bakery is an active partner with the California Grain Campaign

and earned a “Snail of Approval” from Slow Food Yolo.

Last year, Upper Crust Baking opened its first retail café and boutique at 634 G St., next to the Davis Food Co-op. The bakery can be found at dozens of farmers markets throughout the Sacramento area, in the Bay Area, and as far as Lake Tahoe. In addition, customers of FarmFreshToYou.com can add many of the bakery’s products to their farm box service.

Upper Crust Baking currently offers free delivery within Davis and contactless curbside pick-up, but the bakehouse and café remain closed to the public.

Visit ucbaking.com or call 530-750-1180.

All in the Family SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2020 9 Patio29 Spirits Co. Parcel Dispatch, PDQ

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Enterprise staff Family-owned Patio29 Spirits Co. — locally sourcing its grains and fruits to create premium whiskey, gin, vodka, rum and grappa — will celebrate one year in business in Winters this August.

Patio29 is owned by Jeff and Anita Boone and their sons Adam and Eric. Jeff is the mastermind, Anita is tasting room assistant, Adam is head distiller and Eric is tasting room and marketing manager.

People might be surprised by the recent growth of California distilleries — there were 184 licensed distilleries by the end of 2019, compared to only 25 in the prior decade, said Anita Boone.

“As the first and only craft

The Boone Family — Jeff, Anita, Eric and Adam — are owners of Patio29 Spirits Co. COURTESY PHOTO

distillery in Yolo County, we hope to introduce our aged rum, blended whiskey and flavored whiskeys,” Anita Boone said. “We felt Winters was the perfect spot because it’s already known as a food and drink mecca in the region,” she said.

In an unexpected twist, Patio29 staff answered the call to produce roughly 1,150 gallons of hand sanitizer since the COVID-19 pandemic. The agencies and businesses that purchased it made it possible for them to

donate to nonprofits and the medical community.

Patio29 has also launched three new flavored whiskeys: Mint Julep, Black Cherry and Lemon Maple join Cinnamon and Orange flavors.

New projects on the horizon include a barrel-aged gin and a Spirits Club membership.

Patio29 Tasting Room will be reopening soon with limited seating and hours. Purchase spirits and bulk sanitizer on their website www.patio29.com for pick up at 723 Railroad Ave.

Enterprise staff Back in 1981, with two small kids at home and another on the way, Lynn Christensen opened PDQ, a small “hole in the wall” mailbox store. As time went on, he added more services including UPS, FedEx and USPS shipping, notary public, Live Scan Fingerprinting, scanning, faxing and more.

Thanks to his hard work and dedication, PDQ continues to grow and prosper at 216 F St. in Davis, where they’ve been for 35 years.

They spent their first few years on the 100 block of G St. next to what is now Froggy’s Bar & Grill.

Everyone in the family works for the business,

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Laura and Lynn Christensen have been owners of Parcel Dispatch, PDQ for nearly 40 years in Davis.

including Lynn’s wife Laura and their sons Landon and Gary Christensen, and daughter Katie Manzer.

“On this Father’s Day, we would like to thank our dad, Lynn, who started our family business nearly 40 years ago,” said Gary Christiansen.

“His wife, three kids and five grandkids would like to thank him for his love and support for all of us and wish him a very happy Father’s Day. Love Laura, Gary, Landon, Katie, Kayla, Emily, Riley, Rowan and Lewis,” Gary wrote.

PDQ is located at 216 F St. in Davis. Call them at 530-756-7084 or visit pdqfingerprinting.com.

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All in the Family The Davis Enterprise

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ANNE TERNUS-BELLAMY Enterprise staff writer The trials and tribulations of the newspaper industry have been marked in recent years by hedgefund buyouts and corporate mergers followed by bankruptcies, layoffs and news deserts dotting the landscape.

Family-owned local newspapers, where everyone from the reporters and editors to the publishers themselves lived and raised families in the communities they covered, have disappeared.

But not in Davis.

Since 1967, the McNaughton family has owned and operated The Davis Enterprise — in addition to six other newspapers, including the Winters Express and The Daily Republic in Fairfield — as part of McNaughton Newspapers.

Longtime Davis resident Foy McNaughton serves as chief executive officer of the company and his brother, Burt, an El Macero resident, is co-publisher of The Davis Enterprise. They were the third generation of newspaper men in the McNaughton family and now the next generation has picked up the reins, including Foy’s son, T. Burt McNaughton, who serves as co-publisher of The Daily Republic, and Taylor Buley, Burt’s son in law, who is co-publisher and general manager of the Enterprise.

And despite the ups and downs of operating in an industry that was struggling even before the COVID-19 pandemic, being part of a family business that stretches back generations serves as motivation, Buley said.

“I’m proud of the family business,” he said. “There aren’t a lot of companies like us any more. We view ourselves as independent media.”

Unlike newspaper chains operated from corporate offices in New York or Chicago or Los Angeles, he said, what happens locally is covered locally.

“We’re very much a part of this

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Davis Enterprise Co-Publisher Burt McNaughton, right, and his family stand in front of a portrait of the family patriarch, F.F. McNaughton, Burt’s grandfather. From left are son-in-law Taylor Buley, co-publisher of The Davis Enterprise and chief technology officer for McNaughton Newspapers; grandson Beckett; daughter Jacquelyn McNaughton Buley; and wife Blanche. Not pictured is Burt’s daughter Berkeley and her husband, Jack Strelich. community,” said Buley. “We know that we have a continual opportunity to do better, but it’s by being in our community that we’re able to do that.

“That said, it’s already a tough industry and COVID made it tougher.”

A sharp decline in advertising as local businesses had to shut their doors during a shelter-in-place has had a significant impact on newspapers.

“We’ve been struggling, we

continue to struggle, and that’s what we do,” Buley said. “It’s just another chapter, but we’re going to get through this one.”

The McNaughton family’s dedication to remaining a familyowned newspaper business even as others in the industry give in to buyouts, mergers and takeovers continues unabated.

“Foy is committed to making sure there is family leadership in this company (and) I think that we will never give it up. That’s just

not our family,” said Buley.

Added Foy McNaughton himself: “Having children also in the business encourages us to stay involved and not sell out. Familyrun businesses are key to keeping the economy from going to an allcorporate world.”

The family’s legacy in newspapers began when F.F. McNaughton — grandfather of Foy and Burt — bought a small local newspaper in Indiana in 1917. Ten years later, he purchased the Pekin

Daily Times in Illinois, the flagship newspaper for more than 60 years.

His children led the drive to purchase newspapers in Northern California.

In addition to their papers in Davis, Fairfield and Winters, McNaughton Newspapers also owns and operates The Mountain Democrat in Placerville; Village Life in El Dorado Hills; Cameron Park Life; and the Georgetown Gazette.

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All in the Family SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2020 11 Blue Pine Coffins Co. Enterprise staff Blue Pine Coffins, owned

by Dean and Danielle Newberry, is in the first year of their business of making environmentally affordable coffins built from regionally source blue pine.

“We are using trees that have died of drought or beetle infestation,” said Danielle Newberry, business manager. The trees have been removed by PG&E due to their fire risk, she added.

“They are 100-percent wood and are biodegradable, therefore they follow Jewish burial laws,” Danielle said. “We can customize the size of the coffin if needed.”

The idea was spawned when an elderly family member became ill and was

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Dean and Danielle Newberry build local sustainable pine coffins “made with love.” admitted into hospice.

Dean Newberry — a master carpenter who built his first house in Davis in 1975 —

took it upon himself to build the final abode for their beloved. Happily she recovered, yet the idea of building coffins took flight.

The Newberrys see their business growing and look to hiring more help in the near future.

“It is local, sustainable and made with love,” said Danielle, who has lived in Davis for 37 years. Dean went to school in Davis as a child and graduated from UC Davis.

“We want to give back to our community because we love living in Davis,” Danielle said.

Blue Pine Coffins is located at 216 F. St., Ste. 132, in Davis. Call 530-2703029, or visit bluepine coffins.com.

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SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2020

Success for

'ĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ŽŵĞ tŚĞƚŚĞƌ LJŽƵ͛ƌĞ ũƵƐƚ ŐĞƫŶŐ ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ͕ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŽƉƟŵŝnjĞ͕ Žƌ ƌĞĂĚLJ ƚŽ ĞdžƉĂŶĚ͕ &ŝƌƐƚ EŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ ĂŶŬ ŝƐ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉŝŶŐ LJŽƵƌ ĨĂŵŝůLJͲ owned business succeed – and has been doing so locally for more than a century. From commercial real estate loans and business lines ŽĨ ĐƌĞĚŝƚ ƚŽ ĐĂƐŚ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ŵĞƌĐŚĂŶƚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͕ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ƉƵƚ LJŽƵƌ ƚƌƵƐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŐŝŽŶ͛Ɛ ηϭ ůŽĐĂů ƐŵĂůů ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ůĞŶĚĞƌ͕ ƚŽĚĂLJ͊

^ĞĞ ǁŚLJ ŵŽƌĞ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĂƌĞ ƐĂLJŝŶŐ͕ ͞&ŝƌƐƚ EŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ͕ ƚŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ŵLJ ďĂŶŬ͊͟ Equal Housing Lender | Member FDIC

ZĞŐŝŽŶ͛Ɛ ηϭ >ŽĐĂů ^ŵĂůů ƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ >ĞŶĚĞƌ | thatsmybank.com

First Northern Bank — WĂLJĐŚĞĐŬ WƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ ĂƐ ŽĨ :ƵŶĞ ϰ͕ ϮϬϮϬ Total loans funded

Local businesses served

Jobs impacted

$235 Million

1,320

24,510+